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Allied heavy bombers from Italy yesterday attacked oil targets in the Vienna area and in Silesia. The Russians have captured Jassy and pushed many miles beyond it. The have also advanced more than 40 miles between the Lower Dnjestr and the river Proet. In Italy Florence had been completely liberated. In the South West Pacific Allied bombers have kept up the assault in Halmahera Island. 14th Army troops are now 5 miles inside Burma and still advancing. More flying bombs have come over here in the last 24 hours.

23/8/1944. 1.= pm. R. Wessel

Paris has been liberated by French Forces of the Interior. A little before 1 o'clock General Koenig issued a communique wherein the liberation of Paris was made known. On the 19th of August a general rising was decreed. 50000 armed men of the French Forces of the interior and hundreds of thousands of unarmed Frenchmen liberated the capital. On the 22/8/1944 the enemy had gone.
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